Casino Royale (2006) Review
Bond hits the inside straight. Casino Royale (2006): 10 out of 10: After earning his “00” status with two professional hits, James Bond (Daniel Craig) […]
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Escape From New York (1981) Review
Metal Gear Origins. John Carpenter’s Escape From New York (1981): 9 out of 10: is a grimy 1981 slice of dystopian pulp which remains one […]
Playing Fable II & III the “Wrong” Way: An Essay on Games, Ratings, and Making Your Own Fun
A story about gaming… A fable about Fable, if you will. There’s a YouTuber named Mortismal Gaming who covers CRPGs. You know those old-school, stat-driven, […]
The Bourne Legacy (2012) Review
Meanwhile, in another movie. The Bourne Legacy (2012): 7 out of 10: The Bourne Legacy is a strange film. Written and directed by the almost […]
The Obstacle is the Way Expanded 10th Anniversary Edition: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph (2014) Ryan Holiday
The Obstacle Is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph (2014) by Ryan Holiday: 10 out of 10: So, we’ve got Ryan […]
The Bourne Ultimatum (2007) Review
Jason Doesn’t Know The Bourne Ultimatum (2007): 7 out of 10: Very solid direct follow-up to 2004’s The Bourne Supremacy. Starting minutes after the last […]
If Life Is a Bowl of Cherries, What Am I Doing in the Pits? (1971) by Erma Bombeck Review
Cherry Bomb If Life Is a Bowl of Cherries, What Am I Doing in the Pits? (1971) by Erma Bombeck: 7 out of 10: This […]
The Bourne Supremacy (2004) Review
Bourne Again The Bourne Supremacy (2004): 7 out of 10: In The Bourne Supremacy we find ourselves ricocheting across Europe, from the misty alleyways of […]
Casino (1995) Review
The House always wins Casino (1995): 10 out of 10: Las Vegas in the 1970s was a shimmering mirage of glitz, greed, and good old-fashioned […]
The Bourne Identity (2002) Review
Take the Money and Run The Bourne Identity (2002): 8 out of 10: A man floats unconscious in the Mediterranean Sea, riddled with bullets and […]